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*THOMAS C'VA'RT'AWRIGHT, OF DAVENPORT, IOWA.`

`Lettere Patent No.. 82,490, dated September 29, 18.68..

IMPROVEMENT IN FISH-NETS.

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TO A'LL WHOM IT MAY-CONCERN: Y v Be it known that ILTHOMAS CARTWRIGT, of Davenport, in the county of Scott, and State of Iowa, have invented a new and usefulImprovement in Fishing with Setl\Te tsI;'and I do hereby declare that the following y is arfull, clear, and'exact description thereof, which will enable others skilled in the art to'make and userthe same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings', forming part of this specification, in which Fignrel is a side view of my invention. i

Figure 2'is a plan or top view of the same.

Y Smilar'letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

` This invention relates to a new and improved applicationjof a f-yke or set-net with a boat Aor vessel, whereby the fyke or net may be set and raised with the 'greatest' Vfacility in a tidefway, and' inlocalities where nets of this kind have not been hitherto used. y l

ln,y the accompanying sheet of drawingsA represents a vessel to which the fyke or net is applied, and B is the fyke or net, which is made smilarto thosein common use, C being the bag or receptacle which receives the sh,` D the throat leading to the bag, and E E the wings which conduct the fish to the throat.

The vessel A is anchored inthe desired spot, and the wingsE E are secured in proper position by stakes v F F, thc wings 'extending' a suitable'distane in front of the boat, as shown in the drawing', the top -of the wings being bnoyed up by corks a,-and the loweriparts kept down by weights Z7, after the manner of a seine.

The front ofthe throat Dis kept distended by transverse bars c c, and these may be drawn up, when necessary, by a rope, d, attached to the vessel.

When the vessel i's'enchored, and the 'wings Eef the net set, the throat and bag will be immediately carried under the vessel by the force of Vthe current o'r tide, as shown in the drawings, and the net is set and ready foruse.r v y The net is,raised from time to time by drawing in the bag C, by means of a cord orvrope, e, and raising the front part of the throat D by means ofthe rope d. A p

By this arrangement the net may be emptied of its contents and'reset withoutany trouble or diihculty whatever. I

Havin-gfthus described my invention, I claim as new, and desire to secure oy Letters Patentl The application of the fyke or net E,D C to the boat in the manner described, that is `to say, by means of the bow-cords d, attached to the transverse bars c, and the stern-cord e attached toy the bag C, as herein set forth and shown.

THOMAS GARTWRIGHT.

Witnesses ABNER DAvIsoN, J. GoLDsBURY. 

